2025 S.D. Amateur Basketball Tournament Results
Presho, SD
The 78th annual South Dakota Amateur Basketball Tournament wrapped up Sunday evening in Presho with teams from Lennox, Mt. Vernon, and Sioux Falls claiming state titles in their respective divisions.
Lennox Plains Commerce claimed the Class "C" championship by defeating Lake Preston New Horizon Lounge 72-59. Lennox was led by tournament MVP Quincey Ihnen's 27 points. Eric Anderson added 10 points and Peyton Eich had 8 for winners, who also got 7 points apiece from Brock Rops, Doug Hansen, and Zack Anderson. Lake Preston got 21 points from Logan Peskey, and 9 points apiece from Derek Jark, Lorenzo Williams, and Kyle Krahn. Joining Ihnen on the Class "C" All-tournament team were Eich and Eric Anderson from Lennox, Williams, Jark, and Micah Hollien from Lake Preston, Kaplan Felberg and Jaxon Frankenstein from Redfield, Toby Estes from Presho, Ben Hesler from Philip, and Grant Fritz from White.
Mt. Vernon defeated Wolsey 86-65 to capture the Class "B" title, behind 17 points apiece from Deric Denning and tournament MVP Chris Punt. Bradley Dean added 11 points and Eric Hall and Skyler Bloch chipped in 10 apiece for the winners. Wolsey was led by Tim Wager's 25 points and Bennett White who added 17. Joining Punt, Denning, and Bloch on the All-tournament team were Wager and White from Wolsey, Kellen Bardon and Tyler Hohenberger from Sturgis, Jamison Kramer and Sheldon Siemensma from Watertown, Mikele Kambalo from Brookings, and Adam Herther from Hartford.
Sioux Falls Gray Holding held off Rapid City OCETI in the Class "A" championship game by the score of 102-90, behind 30 points from tournament MVP Kevin Ratzsch. Darin Peterka added 25 points for the winners, while Austin Katje hit 7 threes for 21. Rapid City was led by Layne Severyn with 31 points and Jesse Heart with 20, while Luke Wells and Joe Sazue added 13 and 11 points, respectively. Joining Ratzsch, Peterka, Katje, Severyn, and Heart on the All-tournament team were Ray Williams and Sean Ladd from Sioux Falls We Grind, Joey Mitchell and Trae Vandenberg from Huron, Adam White from Aberdeen, and Liam Duffy from Rapid City Kelly's.
The 4th annual Legends game was held Saturday afternoon with Legends-White outlasting Legends-Blue by the score of 93-82. Legends-White was led by Mr. Legend Jeremy Hand with 29 points, Wanblee Bleeker with 26, Keith Gall with 20, Jerry Lange with 10, and Lynn Frederick with 8. Legends Blue got 20 points from Jim Edmunds, 18 from Tim Trooien, 13 from Andy Kuipers, and 12 apiece from Brad Hand and Sam Charging.
2025 Class A Champs
2025 Class A Runner Up
2025 Class A Runner Up
Sioux Falls Gray Holding 102
Rapid City OCETI 90
L-R: Terry Chapin, MVP Kevin Ratzsch, Darin Peterka, Mitch Gray, Jordan Vlastuin, Kelly Hubbard, Austin Katje, Eric Bauder.
Not pictured Almir Krdalic.
2025 Class A Runner Up
2025 Class A Runner Up
2025 Class A Runner Up
Rapid City OCETI
Trevyn McBride, Jaiden McBride, Joe Sazue, Luke Wells, Jesse Heart. Conrad Medicine Crow, Lane Sevryn
2025 Class A MVP
L-R: Director Tim Trooien, MVP Kevin Ratzch
2025 Class A All Tournament Team
MVP - Kevin Ratzsch - Sioux Falls Gray Holding
Austin Katje - Sioux Falls Gray Holding
Darin Peterka - Sioux Falls Gray Holding
Layne Severyn - Rapid City OCETI
Jess Heart - Rapid City OCETI
Ray Williams - Sioux Falls We Grind
Sean Ladd - Sioux Falls We Grind
Joey Mitchell - Huron
Trae Vandenburg - Huron
Adam White - Aberdeen B & H Masonry
Liam Duffy - Rapid City Kelly's
2025 Class B Champs
Mt. Vernon 86
Wolsey 65
L- R: Trey Ramstad, Chase Arend, Deric Denning, Chris Punt, Phil Millar, Jordan Stoltz, Eric Hall, Skyler Bloch, Bradley Dean, Reed Rus. Not pictured: Cameron Deinert
2025 Class B Runner Up
Wolsey Warkings
L-R: Tim Wager, Bennett White, Braden Held, Ted Boomsma, Landon Wager, Pyne L., Ryan Wager, Andrew Ulvestad, Darin Tschetter, James White
2025 Class B MVP
L-R: MVP Chris Punt, Director Kyle Johnston
2025 Class B All Tournament Team
MVP - Chris Punt - Mt. Vernon
Skyler Bloch - Mt. Vernon
Deric Denning - Mt. Vernon
Bennett White - Wolsey
Kellen Barden - Sturgis
Tyler Hohenberger - Sturgis
Jamison Kramer - Watertown
Sheldon Siemonsma - Watertown
Mikele Kambalo - Bookings
Adam Herther - Hartford
2025 Class C Champs
2025 Class C Runner Up
2025 Class C Runner Up
Lennox Plains Commerce 72
Lake Preston New Horizon Lounge 59
Back row, L-R: Doug Hansen, Kyle Johnston, Brock Rops, Matt Rand. Front L-R: MVP Quincey Ihnen, Zack Anderson, Peyton Eich, Eric Anderson
2025 Class C Runner Up
2025 Class C Runner Up
2025 Class C Runner Up
Lake Preston New Horizon Lounge
Back L-R: Jasper Denison, Derek Jark, Kyle Krahn, Jordan Solberg, Nate Hulscher, Front L-R: Micah Hoellein, Logan Peskey, Tate Larsen, Larenzo Williams
2025 Class C MVP
L-R: MVP Quincey Ihnen, President Blake Proefrock
2025 Class C All Tournament Team
MVP Quincey Ihnen - Lennox
Peyton Eich - Lennox
Eric Anderson - Lennox
Lorenzo Williams - Lake Preston
Micah Hoellein - Lake Preston
Derek Jark - Lake Preston
Toby Estes - Presho
Kaplan Felberg - Redfield
Jaxon Frankenstein - Redfield
Grant Fritz - White
Ben Hesler - Philip
2025 Hall of Fame
2025 Hall of Fame
2025 Hall of Fame
2025 Hall of Fame
L to R: Director Kyle Johnston,
HOF David Gall
2025 Hall of Fame
2025 Hall of Fame
2025 Hall of Fame
L to R: Director Kyle Johnston,
HOF Brad Hand
2025 Hall of Fame
2025 Hall of Fame
2025 Hall of Fame
L to R: HOF Scott McClanahan, Director Kyle Johnston, HOF Bret MCClanahan, Host Team Presho Players Stockton and Sean McClanahan
2025 Hall of Fame
2025 Hall of Fame
2025 Hall of Fame
L to R: HOF Brad Hand, David Gall, and Former Manager and Tournament Promoter Cooper Garnos
2025 Legends Players
2025 Legends Players
2025 Legends Players
2025 Legends Players
2025 Legends Players
Back row L-R: Brad Hand, Tim Trooien, Andy Kuypers, Keith Gall, Jerry Lange, Wambli Meteer. Front row L-R: Jeremy Hand, Sam Charger, Jim Edman, Lynn Frederick, Dave Dickmeyer
2025 Legends Players
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